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In this week’s Top AI News Roundup, Netflix is making bold strides in AI, offering an impressive salary range for AI-focused roles amid ongoing strikes by actors and writers. OpenAI has expanded access to its ChatGPT app to Android users, Meta is also stepping up its AI initiatives by introducing AI persona chatbots and a suite of generative AI models for audio production known as AudioCraft. Let’s dive in.
In the know: this week in AI
Netflix offers up to $900,000 starting salary for AI-focused role
As actors and writers’ strikes continue over concerns about AI technology in the film industry, Netflix is recruiting people for AI-focused roles. The streaming giant has a job opening for a product manager focused on machine learning, with a salary ranging from $300,000 to $900,000. In addition, they are seeking a Generative AI Technical Director for their gaming studio, offering up to $650,000.
The job postings indicate that AI will be integrated throughout Netflix’s business, from content acquisition to personalized recommendations. The increasing adoption of AI technologies has been a major factor in the ongoing strike by actors. The actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has called the rise of AI an “existential threat” to actors.
ChatGPT app for Android has been released
OpenAI’s GPT-4 model, which powers the ChatGPT app, is now accessible to Android users through the Google Play Store. This is because many technology companies are deploying AI tools for mobile apps. Meanwhile, Google’s Bard AI exclusively uses a web interface. The launch raises questions about the ongoing hype surrounding AI chatbots and their future trajectory.
Stability AI Unviels Stable Diffusion XI 1.0
Stability AI, a pioneer of open generative AI, has launched its advanced text-to-image model, Stable Diffusion XL (SDXL) 1.0, which will appear on Amazon Bedrock. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service from AWS that provides access to base models from leading AI startups and Amazon Titan.
In particular, it features a fine-tuning beta feature that allows generating specialized images with just five images.
Since the beta launch in April, more than 35 million images have been generated using the model. The release strengthens the partnership between Stability AI and Amazon and demonstrates their shared commitment to advancing AI applications.
Meta introduces AI Persona chatbots and AudioCraft
According to the Financial Times, Meta plans to launch AI-powered chatbots with different personalities to boost engagement on its social media platforms. The chatbots mimic a range of characters, such as historical figures or casual travelers, and provide recommendations and advice to users. In February of this year, Meta announced its focus on generative AI, aimed at creating expressive and creative tools, including AI personas.
Today, Meta also introduced AudioCraft, a suite of generative AI models aimed at producing high-quality, realistic audio and music from text. The suite contains three models: MusicGen, AudioGen and an enhanced EnCodec. Meta has been released for public scrutiny and believes this innovative tool will significantly impact future technologies and the way users interact with them.
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